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On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:10:05 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc
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It's not visibly out of straight or visibly bent anywhere. I'm not
trying to bend it at one point, I'm trying to bend it all across the
axle. So I'm thinking we're talking about nanometers of strech at any
one given point on the axle. I'm having trouble seeing how that
weakens it any appreciable amount. Not to mention that if I take it
to a shop they are just going to "bend" it as well. Since it's
galvanized they can't heat treat it. So I think your "weakened"
theory doesn't hold water.

Well, to tell the truth, I've never had a trailer for 20 years so I
suppose I'm not totally qualified to comment, but after that long a
period of time it might have taken a "set" in one direction.

In any case, if it is "stretched" that wouldn't that mean that the
metal is stressed? Or was stressed?

I'm just trying to learn here, not object to the observations. It's
an interesting question.

Maybe you will get a different answer but when I suggested such, I was
told my argument "didn't hold water". I am assuming he is suggesting it
doesn't hold enough water to matter, but if the metal stretched, it *is*
weakened, even if only a little. Teaspoon, Gallon, Ocean, water is
water...

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